Services

Investment Management

Our investment management approach is designed to support your highest aspirations. Through a customized process, we can prepare and execute your goals-based investment strategy with a focus on:

  • Customized Investment Policy Statement: Alignment of time horizon, risk tolerance and goals
  • Evidence-Based Investing: A long-term investment strategy based on empirical data and diversification
  • Portfolio Structure: Asset allocation and location
  • Underlying Investments: Public and private market offerings
  • Investment Cost, Tax Efficiency and Liquidity

    Wealth Advisory

      Business Consulting and Exit Planning

      Our business consulting and exit planning services cater to forward-looking business owners and entrepreneurs. While you focus on the day-to-day operations of your business, we provide comprehensive advice and guidance in key areas including:

      • Corporate Retirement Plans (Defined Benefit, Defined Contribution, Nonqualified Deferred Compensation)
      • Business Banking and Credit Strategy
      • Mergers & Acquisitions
      • Exit Planning (Financial Buyer, Strategic Buyer and ESOP)
      Wealth Enhancement

      Our approach is centered on maximizing the tax efficiency of your financial life. Whether working with one of our in-house accountants or coordinating with your own, our wealth enhancement process includes:

      • After-Tax Portfolio Analysis
      • Business Entity Taxation
      • Liquidity Event Planning
      Wealth Transfer

      Our goal is to identify and facilitate the most tax-efficient strategies for passing assets to your future generations while providing education and counseling to support them throughout the process. Whether collaborating with our in-house estate attorneys or coordinating with your own, our wealth transfer process includes the following services:

      • Next Generation Financial Education
      • Essential Estate Planning (Living Trust, Will, Power of Attorney, Advanced Health Care Directives, etc.)
      • Credit-Shelter Trusts
      • Self-Cancelling Installment Notes
      • Generation-Skipping Trusts
      • Estate Tax-Focused Life Insurance
      Wealth Protection

      Our goal is to identify and facilitate the most tax-efficient strategies for passing assets to your future generations while providing education and counseling to support them throughout the process. Whether collaborating with our in-house estate attorneys or coordinating with your own, our wealth transfer process includes the following services:

      • Next Generation Financial Education
      • Essential Estate Planning (Living Trust, Will, Power of Attorney, Advanced Health Care Directives, etc.)
      • Credit-Shelter Trusts
      • Self-Cancelling Installment Notes
      • Generation-Skipping Trusts
      • Estate Tax-Focused Life Insurance
      Charitable Giving

      Our charitable giving services are designed to help maximize your philanthropic impact through tax-efficient, charitable vehicles and gifting strategies. Some of our services include:

      • Private Foundation Creation and Management
      • Donor-Advised Funds
      • Charitable Remainder Trusts and Charitable Lead Trust
      Financial Professional Network Management

      This service starts with a clear understanding of your financial needs and priorities. We then employ our consultative approach to assemble a network of experts that fit your needs and complement your existing professional advisors, including:

      • Accountant/CPA
      • Estate Attorney
      • Investment Banker
      • Business CFO
      • Insurance Broker
      • Bookkeeper
      Investment advisory services are offered through Mariner Platform Solutions (MPS); affiliates of MPS may provide other services listed and they may be subject to additional fees. Some advisors are licensed insurance agents and may be compensated for selling insurance-related products through an affiliated or unaffiliated insurance agency.

      Asset allocation, diversification and other investment strategies cannot ensure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market. Investing involves risk, including the potential loss of principal. There is no guarantee that any investment or planning strategy will be successful.